{"id":1124,"date":"2017-11-03T20:03:50","date_gmt":"2017-11-03T20:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/publicaffairs-sme.com\/ExchangePost\/?p=1124"},"modified":"2018-02-01T16:56:09","modified_gmt":"2018-02-01T16:56:09","slug":"exchange-wants-to-hear-your-favorite-holiday-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/publicaffairs-sme.com\/ExchangePost\/2017\/11\/03\/exchange-wants-to-hear-your-favorite-holiday-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Exchange Wants to Hear Your Favorite Holiday Story"},"content":{"rendered":"

DALLAS \u2013 <\/strong>The holidays evoke fond memories of family gatherings, delicious food and fun. Those memories could be worth $1,000 in the Army & Air Force Exchange Service\u2019s latest contest.<\/p>\n

Through Dec. 25, authorized shoppers 18 years old or older can submit an essay of 500 words or less about one of their favorite holiday stories. The winning entry will receive a $1,000 Exchange gift card with second and third place receiving $500 and $300 gift cards, respectively.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom the Soldier coming back from deployment to spend his first holiday with a newborn to the Airman receiving a promotion in front of his family, there\u2019s no doubt we\u2019re going to receive many heartwarming stories,\u201d said Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Luis Reyes, Exchange senior enlisted advisor.<\/p>\n

Essays can be sent to sweepstakes@aafes.com with \u201cStorybook Essay\u201d in the subject line and will be judged on creativity and the ability to inspire. Winners will be notified no later than Jan. 12, 2018.<\/p>\n

Complete rules and details can be found at shopmyexchange.com\/sweepstakes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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DALLAS \u2013 The holidays evoke fond memories of family gatherings, delicious food and fun. Those memories could be worth $1,000 in the Army & Air Force Exchange Service\u2019s latest contest. Through Dec. 25, authorized shoppers 18 years old or older can submit an essay of 500 words or less about one of their favorite holiday […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[25,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press_releases","category-uncategorized"],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/publicaffairs-sme.com\/ExchangePost\/2017\/11\/03\/exchange-wants-to-hear-your-favorite-holiday-story\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Exchange Wants to Hear Your Favorite Holiday Story","url":"http:\/\/publicaffairs-sme.com\/ExchangePost\/2017\/11\/03\/exchange-wants-to-hear-your-favorite-holiday-story\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/publicaffairs-sme.com\/ExchangePost\/2017\/11\/03\/exchange-wants-to-hear-your-favorite-holiday-story\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":""},"articleSection":"Press Releases","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Chris Ward"}],"creator":["Chris Ward"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The Exchange Newsroom","logo":""},"keywords":[],"dateCreated":"2017-11-03T20:03:50Z","datePublished":"2017-11-03T20:03:50Z","dateModified":"2018-02-01T16:56:09Z"},"rendered":"